Abigail Shry was due to begin serving a 27-month federal prison sentence this week for threatening a federal judge, but she failed to appear.

TEXAS — Four Republicans are fighting for the chance to replace Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in this year’s primary election. Paxton’s move to run for U.S. Senate leaves the office of attorney ...

The attorney general interpreted the law to require outside investigations into deaths within jail walls, excluding detainees who die in the hospital, columnist Cody Copeland writes.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton holds a campaign event at Matt's Rancho Martinez, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026, in Allen.

Competing to fill his seat are Rep. Chip Roy, a House conservative with the backing of Cruz, and Aaron Reitz, endorsed by ...

All four candidates are vying to prove they are the heir apparent to Paxton, who has solidified the office as a juggernaut in the conservative legal movement.

Republicans and Democrats alike are vying to fill Ken Paxton’s shoes as Texas Attorney General. Ken Paxton shaped the Texas Attorney General’s Office into a conservative political stronghold. Many ...

Read Nathan Johnson's Democratic primary candidate questionnaire for the Texas Attorney General race. Note: The USA TODAY Network only edited the response to comply with journalistic standards and did ...

A rare open attorney general race might signal an opportunity for the out-of-power party. Republicans have four strong candidates to extend their grip on the office, so Democrats will need a nominee ...

Attorney General Ken Paxton on Thursday sued the Council on American-Islamic Relations, the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights group, and the Muslim Brotherhood, an international Sunni Muslim group, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The pending departure of Attorney General Ken Paxton, who is running for U.S. Senate, creates an opening for a ...

With Ken Paxton leaving the seat, Texas will have a new AG for the first time in more than a decade. Meet the four Republican candidates vying to replace him. Jeep maker Stellantis announces a reset ...